The gunman has been identified as Matu Tangi Matua Reid, 24, who was working at the site and had a history of family violence. He was the subject of a home detention order but had an exemption to work at the site, the New Zealand police commissioner, Andrew Coster, said.
“The individual is known for primarily family violence history,” he said, adding that there were “indications of mental health history” but that there was no evidence Reid was of high lethal risk and that his previous offences had not suggested he posed this kind of threat. He did not have a firearms licence.
Hipkins said authorities were investigating how the gunman acquired a firearm and whether his behaviour suggested any red flags before the shooting. The Department of Corrections is reviewing its interactions with Reid.
But Muh common sense gun laws!
In 2019, a law was passed outlawing military-style semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles
Women's football is a forced meme and I refuse to accept the Women's World Cup has any significance, no matter how awkwardly and tenuously it's inserted into headlines.
An attack near a global woman-centric event, especially considering this apparent history of "family violence," steers this into soggy knee territory.
Also, guns r bad, mmkay?
He's also brown, and his victims were largely white...
The media reaction to this was absolutely based around downplaying that fact, plus the fact that he should not have been out working in public, let alone able to buy a gun without a licence...
Seriously, the difference in reaction to if whitey did the same was huge, from everyone including police, politicians, the media, and even fucking FIFA, lol...
They'll play down every angle except the gun violence one, because this guy is Maori. The last thing the NZ media wants is to be accused of profiling Maori guys as violent.
But Muh common sense gun laws!
Women's football is a forced meme and I refuse to accept the Women's World Cup has any significance, no matter how awkwardly and tenuously it's inserted into headlines.
An attack near a global woman-centric event, especially considering this apparent history of "family violence," steers this into soggy knee territory.
Also, guns r bad, mmkay?
He's also brown, and his victims were largely white...
The media reaction to this was absolutely based around downplaying that fact, plus the fact that he should not have been out working in public, let alone able to buy a gun without a licence...
Seriously, the difference in reaction to if whitey did the same was huge, from everyone including police, politicians, the media, and even fucking FIFA, lol...
They'll play down every angle except the gun violence one, because this guy is Maori. The last thing the NZ media wants is to be accused of profiling Maori guys as violent.
He sounds like a Maori, so protected class, will probably blow over quick enough.